Technology Products 2

The Technology Products 2 agreement is for the supply of commodity technology goods and/or closely-related services for use by UK public sector organisations. It replaces Technology Products (RM1054), which is due to expire on16 November 2016. The new agreement is expected to go live on 31 October 2016.

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Scope

Extensive pre-market engagement activity has taken place to ensure the design of the new agreement meets the needs of our customers across the public sector. This includes having the right structure for buyers and suppliers and the right mix of suppliers, products and associated services, with a flexible route to market and unrivalled value for money for buyers.

The agreement will cover six lots:

Lot 1 - Hardware

​Aimed at value added resellers (VAR) who have the capability to provide a wide range of vendor-neutral end user devices, and other hardware

Lot 2 - Software

​Aimed at specialist channel partners for software, who have the capability to supply a full range of commercial and Open Source commodity off-the-shelf software, software licenses and associated commoditised software services

Lot 3 - Combined Hardware and Software Requirements

​This lot will be made up by suppliers with the capability of providing combined hardware and software requirements

Lot 4 - Information Assured Products

​Aimed at suppliers of commoditised IT products and solutions that are capable of meeting specific protective, information assurance requirements

Lot 5 - Volume Hardware Requirements

Provision of volume hardware requirements directly from the Original Equipment Manufacturer

Lot 6 - Catalogue

​Enables suppliers to provide a wide range of commoditised technology hardware and software products through a single online catalogue

Pre-market engagement

To complete the Technology Products 2 ongoing market communication and engagement, we held 2 briefing sessions in April where the Technology Products team presented the conclusions and final structure for Tthe echnology Products 2 agreement.

You can download the slides from the briefing slide, responses to the Q&A below, and view a recording of the presentation below: